Innovation, influence and business in America's medical cities.

US Endoscopy, the endoscopy device design and manufacturing company in Mentor, has released the Entrada colonic overtube, which offers more control during colonoscopy in patients with tortuous sigmoid looping.

Lowe’s Companies Inc. looked at what it was paying for heart treatments across the country and didn’t like what it saw, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. So the home-improvement retailer went shopping, choosing the Cleveland Clinic. Could this practice become a model for health care reform?

The University of Cincinnati, Jewish Health System, and Fort Hamilton Hospital and Healthcare Corp. have hammered out an agreement that completes the long-anticipated acquisition of Jewish Hospital by Mercy Health Partners, and leaves the university the sole member of the Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati.Jewish Hospital and Mercy Health, both based in Cincinnati, had hoped [...]

Akron now has a biomedical district, according to the Akron Beacon Journal. With a few minor changes, city council approved legislation Monday that outlined the district changing it from concept to reality and made several zoning changes within the area that encompasses the city’s three downtown hospitals and the University of Akron.

Gov. Ted Strickland and Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut donned their high-tech marketing hats Friday, touting the state’s leadership in biomedical and health care innovation by announcing centers of excellence at 14 universities.

Six researchers from the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center have been awarded over $4 million in federal research grants to investigate chronic diseases that commonly affect veterans.

Ohio and its neighboring states need a massive venture capital fund that pumps money into businesses, says a white paper, Turning up the Heat: How Venture Capital Can Help Fuel the Economic Transformation of the Great Lakes Region, released today by the Brookings Institution.

The Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron plans to award its first six research grants for $100,000 each by mid-February.

A multi-center trial involving University of Cincinnati research confirms that a new tool — an 80-lead electrocardiogram — can show severe heart attacks in more patients, potentially leading to better diagnoses and faster treatment.

Prilosec OTC today launched the “Official Sponsor of Everything You Do Without Heartburn” program to help consumers enjoy their passions (excluding heartburn).